June 25, 2015 Managing trade deficits Currency devaluation is seen by nearly every macro-economist to be the cure for trade deficits. This widespread assumption is easily demonstrated to be incorrect.
June 25, 2015 BHP cuts another 140 jobs over abandoned Olympic Dam expansion plans The cuts at the Adelaide support office for the Olympic Dam operations come about six months after BHP scrapped about 90 permanent positions and 210 contractor jobs.
June 24, 2015 BC gov’t forms panel to act on Mt Polley recommendations The committee will be chaired by the Chief Inspector of Mines and includes an equal number of representatives nominated by First Nations, mine labour unions and industry.
June 24, 2015 Gold slips to 2-week low as buyers await news on Greece Gold edged lower on Wednesday as the dollar pared earlier losses versus the euro, while traders took to the sidelines to await news on Greece's negotiations with its international lenders…
June 24, 2015 Indians buy gold as Chinese shift to stocks The rapid run-up in Chinese shares this year is dimming the allure of another popular investment: gold. Luckily for fans of the metal, demand is looking healthy in India, the…
June 24, 2015 South African gold sector to table wage offer next week The companies, which bargain collectively under the country’s Chamber of Mines, are already battling low metal prices and mounting electricity costs amid power outages.
June 24, 2015 Zambia to slash royalties, reinstate mining tax The move puts an end to a nearly nine-month standoff that has hit output and profits in Africa’s second largest copper producer.
June 24, 2015 Coeur reports 39% increase in Wharf’s Gold Reserves This represents a 39% increase from the last reported reserve estimate at Wharf by Goldcorp from year-end 2013 of 560,000 ounces. The addition of these new reserves at Wharf results…
June 24, 2015 The forgotten history (and potential future) of silver as money Even among staunch sound money advocates, the historic role of silver as money is often marginalized or ignored altogether.
June 24, 2015 Vancouver investors turning to tech, not mining "Newly listed tech firms are being greeted in a much different manner than just five years ago when the sector was mostly going neglected amid sky-high commodity prices."
GRAPHIC-Gold and silver soar in year-end rally Investors have not treated the festive break as an occasion to take profits. December 22, 2025 | 12:08 pm
